Hollywood icon Sir Sidney Poitier has passed away at the age of 94.The death of the beloved film star was confirmed by Bahama's Minister of Foreign Affairs Fred Mitchell, according to Eyewitness News Bahamas.Poitier was the first black man to win an Oscar for Best Actor during his incredible 71-year career.Speaking about his death, Mitchell said: "We've lost a great a Bahamian and I've lost a personal friend."Deputy Prime Minister Chester Cooper spoke to Guardian Nassau, saying: "Sadness that he would no longer be here to tell him how much he means to us, but celebration that he did so much to show the world that those from the humblest beginnings can change the world and that we gave him his flowers while he was with us."His cause of death is yet to be confirmed, but he will be missed by many.Bahamian-American actor Poitier was an Oscar-winning Hollywood star who was known as a true trail blazer in Hollywood with more than 50 films under his belt.Poitier also published several autobiographies during his career - This Life, The Measure of a Man: A Spiritual Autobiography (2007) and Life Beyond Measure: Letters to My Great-Granddaughter (2008).The famous actor built an incredible career as a film icon and revered activist.Poitier challenged racial bias and roadblocks in the 1950s and 60s by starring in hit movies such as Guess Who's Coming to Dinner, In the Heat of the Night and Lillies of the Field.If, like us, you love a good dose of celebrity gossip then we've got you covered.From Lorraine Kelly and Janey Godley to Gordon Ramsay and Sir Rod Stewart, our weekly Showbiz newsletter is packed with the latest news on your favourite stars from Scotland and beyond.Signing up couldn't be easier!

Sir Sidney Poitier dead as Oscar-winning Hollywood legend tragically dies age 94

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